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• Remove the lower crankcase and measure the width of the
compressed plastigauge using the envelope scale. This mea-
surement should be taken at the widest part of the com-
pressed plastigauge.
$ Crankshaft journal oil clearance:
Standard: 0.016 – 0.034 mm (0.0006 – 0.0013 in)
Service Limit: 0.080 mm (0.0031 in)
• If the oil clearance exceeds the service limit, select the speci-
fied bearings from the bearing selection table.
• Check the corresponding crankcase journal I.D. code number
A, “A”, “B” or “C” which is stamped on the rear of upper
crankcase.
• Check the corresponding crankshaft journal O.D. code num-
ber
B, “A”, “B” or “C” which is stamped on the crankshaft.
$ Bearing selection table
$ Crankcase I.D. specification
Crankshaft journal O.D.
B
Code ABC
Crankcase
I.D.
A
AGreenBlackBrown
B Black Brown Yellow
C Brown Yellow Blue
Code I.D. specification
A
59.000 – 59.006 mm
(2.3228 – 2.3231 in)
B
59.006 – 59.012 mm
(2.3231 – 2.3233 in)
C
59.012 – 59.018 mm
(2.3233 – 2.3235 in)
AB
A
B